THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN €2,000
There’s an amazing €2,000 prize for the first correct solution drawn at random in our general knowledge Prize Crossword. Entries must arrive by Friday, June 8 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, June 24. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
1 A play or film that consists of dialogue interspersed with singing and dancing (7) 5 New Zealand director and screenwriter; the first woman to receive the Palme d’Or at Cannes (4,7) 10 Italian city on the River Po; a major car-manufacturing centre and home to Juventus FC (5) 11 Preserved in vinegar or brine (7) 13 A belief, opinion or dogma (5) 14 British overseas territory located on a promontory at the tip of South Spain, birthplace of designer John Galliano (9) 15 A person who lives near or next to another (9) 16 James Tiberius ---, Starfleet’s youngest captain of the USS Enterprise (4) 17 Having two sides or halves that are different in shape, size or style (12) 20 George Bernard ---, Dublin-born playwright (4) 21 Large island, lying mostly within the Arctic Circle; host of the 2016 Arctic Winter Games (9) 22 Soft or fleshy plant tissue (4) 26 20th Century ceramic artist famous for her Art Deco-inspired designs (7,5) 27 An adult male deer, especially a red deer aged five years or more (4) 29 Staying away from school without permission (9) 31 James ---, British Labour statesman who was Prime Minister 197679 (9) 33 To urge or force someone to act; constrain or motivate (5) 34 A river in Southwest France, rising in the central Pyrenees, flowing through the city of Bordeaux and into the Atlantic (7) 35 Marie ---, Polish-born physicist and chemist; the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize (5) 36 20th Century Italian filmmaker associated with the spaghetti western genre (6,5) 37 In Greek myths, a hero of Attica, who slew the Minotaur (7)
Down
1 Makes or becomes less severe or harsh; moderates (9) 2 Vegetation consisting of stunted trees, bushes and other plants growing in an arid area (5) 3 In Greek myths, creatures with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a horse (8) 4 A flying island in Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (6) 5 A small short-legged terrier having a white coat with tan and/or black markings (4,7) 6 A synthetic yarn or cloth (5) 7 Dutch exotic dancer executed by firing squad as a German spy in World War I (4,4) 8 The four private unincorporated societies in London that function as a law school and call candidates to the English bar (4,2,5) 9 In music, a note that is neither sharp nor flat (7) 12 Restaurants or cinemas designed so that customers can stay in their cars (5-3) 16 The capital and largest city of Malaysia (5,6) 18 A state of being evil or mischievous (11) 19 Justine ---, British Conservative MP who was Secretary of State for Education 2016-18 (8) 23 Perforated bags or balls filled with a mixture of aromatic substances and used to scent clothes and linens (9) 24 Vincente ---, US stage and film director who married Judy Garland in 1945 (8) 25 The French name for the English Channel (2,6) 26 Long, thin, soft flowers that hang from some types of tree (7) 28 The prince consort of Queen Victoria (6) 30 Greta ---, Swedish-born 20th Century Hollywood icon (5) 32 A vast crowd; throng or mob (5)